Artificial intelligence will increase inequalities between men and women, says the International Labor Organization

AI, and in particular the generative AI capable of producing all kinds of content, already has an impact on the world of work and “we know that Most jobs that will be automated will be jobs in which we have a majority of women working”Said Gilbert Houngbo during a round table at the Grand Palais in Paris, where political and technological world leaders meet.

These categories of jobs that “will be destroyed will therefore increase the gap between men and women. It is something that we must keep in mind, ”he continued.

“If companies can replace workers with robots, they are very likely to do it,” Houngbo also predicted.

The emergence of this new technology in 2022, with the arrival of OpenAi Chatgpt, promises to revolutionize the world economy.

The UN Director recalled, however, that, for the moment, The AI ​​creates more jobs than destroyed, although these new jobs could be “less well paid and less well protected.”

In total, Artificial intelligence should affect 2.3% of jobs worldwide, that is, around 75 million jobsaccording to ILO calculations.

“People who write for television, people who work in call centers, all these people are extremely worried because AI will reduce their autonomy or replace them completely,” said Christy Hoffman, general secretary of the Uni Global International Trade Uni Federation Union.

In order for these workers not to stay out of these changes, “real support is needed through a social protection system”, but also “continuous training” of employees, advocated Gilbert Houngbo.

“Actually It is not artificial intelligence that will take our jobs, but the lack of preparation to develop new skills in the context of AI what will do it”He said.